[Surgery of inguinal hernias in the geriatric patient].
The Authors report a series of 73 elderly patients undergone to Lichtenstein hernioplasty with local anaesthesia. Treatment of inguinal hernia in emergency involves a high mortality; on the contrary, the lack of complications and a very good patient compliance shows that elective repair of inguinal hernia should be preferred and performed in the elderly.
Palumbo
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Istituto di IV Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Pulcini
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M
Vietri
F
F
Turano
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R
Gallinaro
L
L
Montesano
G
G
Martinelli
V
V
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications
C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes
La chirurgia dell'ernia inguinale nel paziente geriatrico.